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US imports rose to new record high for the second straight year in 2025, while exports continued to recover from post-pandemic lows recorded in 2023.

FedEx Freight led the Journal of Commerce Top 25 US Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) Carriers again last year, with Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), Estes Express Lines, XPO, and R+L Carriers rounding out the top five.

Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC), Maersk and CMA CGM led the Journal of Commerce Top US Gulf Coast Carriers last year.

Los Angeles led the Journal of Commerce Top 25 North American Ports by containerized imports last year, while Houston topped the export rankings.

The Port of Houston maintained its position atop the Journal of Commerce Top US Gulf Coast Ports rankings last year.

The ports of Philadelphia, New York and New Jersey, and Wilmington led the Journal of Commerce Top 10 US ports by refrigerated imports last year, while Oakland, the Northwest Seaport Alliance, and Jacksonville topped the export rankings.

Maersk, Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) and Dole/Tropical Fruit Americas led the Journal of Commerce Top 10 carriers by refrigerated US imports last year, while Ocean Network Express (ONE), Maersk and CMA CGM topped the export rankings.

Kerry Apex, Expeditors International, and Kuehne + Nagel International led the Journal of Commerce Top 25 NVOs by trans-Pacific imports in 2025.

Cosco Shipping/OOCL, CMA CGM/APL, Ocean Network Express (ONE) topped the Journal of Commerce Top 15 Trans-Pacific Container Carrier rankings in 2025.

Amazon, DHL and Kühne + Nagel topped the Journal of Commerce’s Top 40 Global Third-Party Logistics Providers (3PLs) by annual revenues again last year.

US imports rebounded to a record high in 2024 amid widespread frontloading, while exports expanded slightly for the second straight year.

The Journal of Commerce’s annual Top 100 Importers and Exporters rankings show that the largest shippers in 2023 took a larger share of the inbound and outbound markets in a weak year for overall volumes.